Pancaskandha, 笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补, Pancan-skandha: 6 definitions
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Pancaskandha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchaskandha.
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) refers to the 鈥渇ive elements鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 4).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Question: Why is the Buddha called Sugata?]鈥擺Answer]: [...] He alone knows who can be saved, who is sick or weakened, what each one needs to be saved, to whom it is suitable to preach generosity (诲腻苍补) or discipline (艣墨濒补) or 苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺, to whom he can expound the system (dharma) of the five elements (辫补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补), the twelve causes (诲惫腻诲补艣补-丑别迟耻辫谤补迟测补测补) or the four truths (肠补迟耻谤腻谤测补蝉补迟测补), etc., in order to introduce them into the Path. It is under aspects such as these that he knows the extent of knowledge (箩帽腻苍补产补濒补) of his disciples and that, consequently, he preaches the doctrine. This is why he is called Sugata, well-spoken鈥�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) refers to the 鈥渇ive aggregates鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen, the Lord went on to speak these verses: 鈥榌...] (82) The dharma is taught in order to purify the five kinds of sight (辫补帽肠补肠补办峁蝉), to illuminate the five kinds of abilities (辫补帽肠别苍诲谤颈测补), to eliminate the five states of existence (辫补帽肠补驳补迟颈), and to makes the five aggregates disappear (辫补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补). It is not dependent on this side nor that side, but established in the realm of the dharma, same as the sameness of the sky, and it exalts a being in accordance with the knowledge of the Buddha. [...]鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) refers to the 鈥渇ive aggregates鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭here, in the five aggregates (辫补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补), originates the making of I. Vairocana in the aggregate of forms. Vajras奴rya in sensations. Padman峁泃ye艣vara in perceptions. Vajrar膩ja in mental formations. Vajrasattva in consciousness. 艢r墨 Heruka Vajra in the truth of all Tath膩gata鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) refers to the 鈥渇ive components鈥� as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 22):
- 谤奴辫补 (bodily-form),
- 惫别诲补苍腻 (feelings),
- 蝉补峁僯帽腻 (perceptions),
- 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补 (volitions),
- 惫颈箩帽腻苍补 (consciousness).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 辫补帽肠补-蝉办补苍诲丑补). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啶氞じ啷嵿啶傕ぇ).鈥攎 pl S According to the philosophy of the saugata or bauddha sect. The five divisions or departments of human knowledge, viz. 谤奴辫补, 惫脓诲补苍腻, 惫颈箩帽腻苍补, 蝉补帽箩帽腻, 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补. 谤奴辫补 is expounded as 惫颈峁测补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 The expanse or world of objects--the sensible (but illusory) universe; 惫脓诲补苍腻, as 箩帽腻苍补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 The world of perceptions or apprehensions, of impressions or affections by the 惫颈峁测补辫谤补辫补帽肠补--the world of sensation; 惫颈箩帽腻苍补, as 膩laya惫颈箩帽腻苍补sant膩na The world of these perceptions and impressions as a consecution or train, and this (illustrable by the multitude of succeeding waves--velut unda supervenit undam) swallowed up and lost in the last perception, --i.e. the ideas as successional and as perishing in the succession; 蝉补帽箩帽腻, as 苍腻尘补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 The congeries or system of designations or words to make known--the world of names; 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补, as v膩sa- n膩pra辫补帽肠补 The world of consciousness--the abiding or present consciousness of impressions and ideas passed utterly away and extinguished. 1 Cor. i.21.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补帽肠补蝉办补苍诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ):鈥擺=辫补帽肠补-蝉办补苍诲丑补] [from 辫补帽肠补] ([in the beginning of a compound]) = 诲丑墨
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Skandha, Panca.
Starts with: Pancaskandhaka, Pancaskandhavimocaka.
Full-text (+8): Pancaskandhavimocaka, Pancaskandhaka, Five Components, Five aggregates, Kusalavipakanantara, Pancaskantam, Skandha, Vijnanasantati, Vijnanatma, Samjna, Vedana, Vijnana, Panca, Pancagati, Caturaryasatya, Pancendriya, Catur, Prajnapti, Prajnaptilakshana, Dvadasha.
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Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri)
Chapter 4 - Pancatathagata-mudravivarana < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Chapter 3 - Tattvaratnavali < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
2. Vasubandhu and His Works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
3.1. The Vaibh膩峁ka and the Sautr膩ntika School (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
II.5. Dharma leading to the good place (aupanayika) < [II. Recollection of the Dharma (dharm膩nusm峁泃i)]
Part 6 - Why is the Buddha called Sugata < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
V.2 Generosity of the Dharma (dharma诲腻苍补) < [V. Recollection of abandonment (ty膩g膩nusm峁泃i)]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1.4. Deity Yoga < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]
1.3. Buddha Nature (tathagatagarbha) and the Cult of Deity Yoga < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]